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William Sadler

Actor

William Sadler

Born April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA99 films

William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, and—perhaps most notably—the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2.

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The Shawshank Redemption posterFirst watchThe Shawshank Redemption19948.7as HeywoodImprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to…View film

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Filmography

99 films as actor
  1. TBANew England Toys
  2. TBAThe Summer They Came
  3. 2026The Last Day of Byron BrayByron Bray
  4. 2026The YetiHollis Bannister
  5. 2024Salem's LotParkins Gillespie
  6. 2024A Stage of TwilightBarry
  7. 2023She Came from the WoodsGilbert McCalister
  8. 2021The UnholyFather Hagan
  9. 2021Alice Fades AwayJames
  10. 2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicDeath
  11. 2019The GrudgeDetective Wilson
  12. 2019VFWWalter Reed
  13. 2019The HighwaymenHenry Barrow
  14. 2018Deadly CrushSheriff Dusty Hawkins
  15. 2018Melvin SmartyBob
  16. 2018Living Among UsSamuel
  17. 2017Shoot Me NicelyRoy Barnes
  18. 2016The HollowSheriff Beau McKinney
  19. 2016The DuelGovernor Ross
  20. 2015EdgeBig Bill
  21. 2015Jesse Stone: Lost in ParadiseGino Fish
  22. 2015FreeheldPeter Santucci
  23. 2015Frank the BastardCyrus Gast
  24. 2015Ava's PossessionsBernard
  25. 2014The HistorianValerian Hadley
  26. 2014FreedomPlimpton
  27. 2013Machete KillsSheriff Doakes
  28. 2013Greetings from Tim BuckleyLee Underwood
  29. 2013Gilded Lilys
  30. 2013Onion News EmpireEd Musgrove
  31. 2013Iron Man 3President Ellis
  32. 2013The SuspectSheriff Dixon
  33. 2013RiddleWestern Man / Jack Abel
  34. 2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the DoubtGino Fish
  35. 2012Future WeatherEd
  36. 2012See Girl RunMarty
  37. 2012Being FlynnRay
  38. 2012Man on a LedgeValet
  39. 2012Nothing SacredChambers
  40. 2011Silent but DeadlyJohn Capper
  41. 2011RestitutionGeorge Youngstown
  42. 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents LostGino Fish
  43. 2010Jesse Stone: No RemorseGino Fish
  44. 2009Last Day of SummerMr. Crolick
  45. 2009The Hills Run RedWilson Wyler Concannon
  46. 2009ShadowheartThomas Conners
  47. 2009Jesse Stone: Thin IceGino Fish
  48. 2009StreamDr. Shelby
  49. 2008Eagle EyeJerry's Dad
  50. 2007August RushThomas Novacek
  51. 2007The MistJim
  52. 2007A New WaveRoger Dewitt
  53. 2007Jesse Stone: Sea ChangeGino Fish
  54. 2006UnspokenDad
  55. 2006Jimmy and JudyUncle Rodney
  56. 2006PremiumCole Carter
  57. 2006The Good StudentPhil Palmer
  58. 2005ConfessSenator Lampert
  59. 2005DeVourIvan Reisz
  60. 2005Purple HeartColonel Allen
  61. 2004KinseyKenneth Braun
  62. 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsAbe
  63. 2002Another LifeMan
  64. 2001SkippyRingo
  65. 1999Witness ProtectionSharp
  66. 1999The Green MileKlaus Detterick
  67. 1999Stealth FighterAdm. Frank Petersen
  68. 1998Reach the RockQuinn
  69. 1998Disturbing BehaviorNewberry
  70. 1998AmbushedJim Natter
  71. 1997RocketManWild Bill Overbeck
  72. 1996SoloColonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
  73. 1996Bordello of BloodMummy
  74. 1995The OmenDr. Linus
  75. 1995Valerie 23Frank Hellner
  76. 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightFrank Brayker
  77. 1994The Shawshank RedemptionHeywood
  78. 1994RoadracersSarge
  79. 1994Bermuda Grace
  80. 1993Jack Reed: Badge of HonorAnatole
  81. 1993FreakedDick Brian
  82. 1992TrespassDon
  83. 1992Two-Fisted TalesMr. Rush (Presenter)
  84. 1991RushMonroe
  85. 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyGrim Reaper
  86. 1991TaggetYuri Chelenkoff
  87. 1991The Last to GoTreat
  88. 1990The Hot SpotFrank Sutton
  89. 1990The Face of FearAnthony Prine
  90. 1990Die Hard 2Stuart
  91. 1990Hard to KillSenator Vernon Trent
  92. 1989K-9Salesman Don
  93. 1989UnconqueredCoach Dickey
  94. 1987Project XDr. Carroll
  95. 1986Off BeatDickson
  96. 1982Hanky PankyHotel Clerk
  97. 1981Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseJoey
  98. 1979The Other Side of VictoryCaptain Rogers
  99. 1978The Great WallendasDieter Schmidt